Lewis County, KY has a population of 13,790 people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $28,630. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Lewis County, KY declined from 13,848 to 13,790, a -0.42% decrease and its median household income grew from $27,707 to $28,630, a 3.33% increase.

The population of Lewis County, KY is 98%White, 0.67%Hispanic, and 0.63%Two+. 1.83% of the people in Lewis County, KY speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lewis County, KY are Morehead State University, with 1,727 graduates, Maysville Community and Technical College, with 1,610 graduates, and Nutek Academy of Beauty Inc, with 7 graduates.

The median property value in Lewis County, KY is $67,100, and the homeownership rate is 76.6%. Most people in Lewis County, KY commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lewis County, KY is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lewis County, KY is $28,630. Males in Lewis County, KY have an average income that is 1.45 times higher than the average income of females, which is $31,665. The income inequality of Lewis County, KY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Lewis County, KY have a median annual income of $28,630, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Lewis County, KY compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2015, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lewis County, KY was Census Tract 301 with a value of $31,336, followed by Census Tract 304 and Census Tract 303, with respective values of $30,817 and $29,756.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Lewis County, KY colored by their Median Household Income.

30.8% of the population in Lewis County, KY (13,469 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 45-54 and then Male 35-44.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lewis County, KY is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Unknown.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Lewis County, KY grew at a rate of 3.99%, from 4,465 employees to 4,643 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lewis County, KY, are Manufacturing, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Construction. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lewis County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Lewis County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Lewis County, KY. In Lewis County, KY the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 45-54, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 29 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,510. Perry County, KY has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Kentucky.

The closest comparable data for the county of Lewis County, KY is from the public use microdata area of Buffalo Trace & Gateway Area Development Districts PUMA, KY.

6-17

Male Majority

45-54

Female Majority

Lewis County, KY residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Kentucky. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 45-54, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Lewis County, KY were $10,510 in 2014, but $10,800 in 2013. These numbers represent a -2.69% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Lewis County, KY are $$922 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Lewis County, KY compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Lewis County, KY between the ages of 65 and 75 had 120 eye exams, 204 hemoglobin tests, and 191 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 137 women in Lewis County, KY between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 66 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Lawrence County, KY has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 17.7%, the highest value of any county in Kentucky. This represents a 33.1% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 13.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Kentucky colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, McCreary County, KY has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 33.1%, the highest value of any county in Kentucky. This represents a -0.6% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 33.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Kentucky colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Perry County, KY has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 11.1, the highest rate of any county in Kentucky. This represents a 4.72% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 10.6.

The following map shows all of the counties in Kentucky colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Lewis County, KY is home to a population of 13,790 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Lewis County, KY is composed of 13,521White residents (98%), 92Hispanic residents (0.67%), 87Two+ residents (0.63%), 44Native residents (0.32%), and 36Black residents (0.26%). The most common foreign languages in Lewis County, KY are Spanish (157 speakers), Other West Germanic (71 speakers), and Chinese (9 speakers), but compared to other places, Lewis County, KY has a relative high number of Other West Germanic (71 speakers), Spanish (157 speakers), and Chinese (9 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Lewis County, KY was 40.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 40.8, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 33.7. But people in Lewis County, KY are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Lewis County, KY residents was 40.2.

As of 2015, 99% of Lewis County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Lewis County, KY was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lewis County, KY compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 146 times more White residents (13,521 people) in Lewis County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 92Hispanic and 87Two+ residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Lewis County, KY as a share of the total population.

237 of Lewis County, KY citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Lewis County, KY was Spanish. 1.14% of the overall population of Lewis County, KY are native Spanish speakers. 0.51% speak Other West Germanic and 0.07% speak Chinese, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Lewis County, KY has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other West Germanic speakers. In 2015, there were 71 native Other West Germanic speakers living in Lewis County, KY, approximately 5.28 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

The closest comparable data for the county of Lewis County, KY is from the public use microdata area of Buffalo Trace & Gateway Area Development Districts PUMA, KY.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White3,114

2.Black or African American82

3.Unknown50

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Buffalo Trace & Gateway Area Development Districts PUMA, KY were White. These 3,114 graduates mean that there were 38 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 82 graduates.

The median property value in Lewis County, KY is $67,100, which is 0.34 times smaller than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value increased from $62,600 to $67,100, a 7.19% increase. The homeownership rate of Lewis County, KY is 76.6%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Lewis County, KY have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Lewis County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$28,630

Median Household Income

±$2,096

5,373

Number of Households

±198

In 2015, the median household income of the 5,373 households in Lewis County, KY grew to $28,630 from the previous year's value of $27,707.

The following chart displays the households in Lewis County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

In 2015, the median property value in Lewis County, KY grew to $67,100 from the previous year's value of $62,600.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Lewis County, KY compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lewis County, KY the largest share of households have a property value in the $40k-$50k range.

This chart shows the households in Lewis County, KY distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lewis County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in Lewis County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lewis County, KY have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Lewis County, KY have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (24.8 minutes). Additionally, 5.31% of the workforce in Lewis County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Lewis County, KY compared to its parent geographies.